0478-0484 Strongman Smash D-Ball

Strongman Smash D-Balls are medicine balls ad high weight, for athletic training ed strongmen drills. Very robust, non-bouncy, characterized by a tessellated surface which improves grip, they are exceptional for reaching high performance levels through power training, with particular reference to the strength component, indispensable in every discipline and sporting ability.

See also lower weights: series Smash D-Ball, cod. 0470 – 0478, from 2 to 20 kg.

Available models:

code 0478 Strongman Smash D-Ball 30kg / Ø 330mm
code 0480 Strongman Smash D-Ball 50kg / Ø 400mm
code 0482 Strongman Smash D-Ball 70kg / Ø 420mm
code 0484 Strongman Smash D-Ball 100kg / Ø 450mm

The evolution of Strongman Balls

In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, a very particular discipline started gaining ground; men performing spectacular feats by lifting extremely heavy loads. These shows were met with amazement and admiration, so much so that in the 20th century, competitions, federations and these disciplines themselves became a recognized sport. Regardless of the competitions, it is interesting to note that some of the exercises from this sport are also incorporated into modern athletic training and fitness through the use of Strongman medicine balls.

As with the Smash D-Balls, the Strongman Smash D-Ball they are very versatile tools dedicated tostrength training, with the particularity of having structural and surface characteristics specifically designed for thehigh weight , pinch (made with three fingers). The choice of this piece of equipment by the athletic trainer certainly takes place when the trained athlete reaches ahigh preparation.

Strongman Ball exercises focus onpower training, where the component force it is certainly main but good must be added to it proprioception and an excellent knowledge of lifting techniques. It is a global, total workout that involves the recruitment of all muscles and all physical qualities. Let's take an example trying to explain lifting (Atlas Lift) and the backward throw of a heavy rubber medicine ball of 30, 50, 70 or even 100 kg.

The athlete squats with the medial malleoli next to the ball. The width of the legs will therefore be slightly greater than the outside diameter of the ball itself. Using the inside of the forearm, he will have to wrap the ball taking care to place the hands wide apart in line with the elbow, without interlocking the fingers.

With an action guided by the forearm and legs, but involving all the muscles of the body, the athlete will have to let the ball rise above the knees, blocking it. In this phase, considered as the most technical, it will then have to fix the grip and prepare to carry out the salient gesture of the exercise: the lifting. It's about looking within yourself for the ′′ muscle connections ′′ capable of roll the heavy ball across the body towards a shoulder thanks to a global movement centered on the action of the arms and legs. The action of the legs, after a concentric phase in the squat, ends with a full push and a full extension. At this point the athlete is left with the final part of the exercise, relating to push the ball behind the back.

So we said a power exercise where the component force is main, and in fact the is main weight lifted and not the time spent lifting, not the speed of execution. A job, we repeat, muscular but not only because it is centered precisely on the exercise of all the neuromotor skills. In the explanation of the exercise, for example, it is underlined how the hand grip represents an important detail. The grip stimulates fundamental inherent nervous processes coordination and proprioception. A speech that could extend to any part of the body, think of the work of the feet (preferably barefoot) in this type of exercise.